Ralphie’s Dad is just about gushing over his son and that BB Gun! Did you catch the look in his eyes? Wide open love.
“I had one when I was eight years old.” He says. His expression says more: This isn’t about the rules. This is about father and son.
Addiction sucks.
At first it’s so exciting! Like a light turned on in a dark living room, it promises to fill up the empty. Then, at some point, you’re working hard to control it, and the next thing you know, it’s out of its box and taking over the house.
Ralphie’s mom is absolutely the star of the lamp story.
My favorite Christmas pictures are the ones of a screaming kid on Santa’s lap. Poor kid! You know what he’s thinking:
“Um…stranger danger…?”
“You realize a coerced smile is not going to look genuine, right?”
“It’s noisy and people are staring at me.”
“I want to go home!”
Right there with ya kid.
What’s that thing you can’t get off your mind? For the next three days, our challenge is…
Every time your Red Ryder comes to mind, just say the word “peace.”
I triple dog dare ya.
The whole earth will be brimming with knowing God-Alive,
a living knowledge of God ocean-deep, ocean-wide. – Isaiah 11:9
Unruly Hope 